My Thoughts After A Few Days
 

Hey everyone!

I want to start off by saying that I've been really having a great time leveling my Iksar Necro in FoB. This server really brings back some good memories of those good old days. People are super friendly on the server, and I've been pleasantly surprised by the number of people online at any given time.

With that being said, I can't help but notice that I am starting to feel the nostalgia wear off. I'm not sure what it is, but I feel like I'm not sure where I am really going with all of this. To be fair, I didn't start with classic. I played shortly before Luclin was released, so a lot of my favorite memories actually tend to be of exploring the higher end content of luclin and PoP. To be fair, I didn't get into serious raiding until PoP but all of my high school buddies were VT keyed and continuously whined about how boring clearing in luclin had become. No doubt, there are big problems with the content, but also a lot of great things as well and I may end up missing it.

Now I realize that many of you feel that Luclin and PoP were the beginning of the end of the best parts of EQ. I read through a lot of an old thread last night, and I see both sides of the argument. To my knowledge, there are no plans for P99 to go beyond Velious, but I can't help but wonder what happens when everything plays out. I guess I just find myself wondering if I will get bored too quickly.

Again, I want to emphasize that I am having fun with P99 as it is now. I think Velious is going to be fun. Since I'm coming back as a casual rather than hardcore, I think I am just going to focus on doing those weird little quests, skilling up trade skills, and actually finishing my epic (provided this is actually possible on P99). I think that, in the end, P99 is more about reviving the original sense of awe and wonder rather than worrying about item and character power progression.

I hope I can continue to enjoy the quirky little things before nostalgia completely fades. Regardless, I appreciate what this community represents, and hope things continue to improve and get better over time.

I imagine a lot of people leave after the rediscovered shininess wears off. This server is a lot of fun, and I like it because you can take a break and not get left behind.

AND there is probably a very good chance that someday we might possibly see velious. :D

I actually did some skyshrine back in the day, so maybe if they release it I can do it again! I actually had a lot of fun slaying ice giants and helping a guildie get his coldain shawl (so effing sweet!). Oh yeah, and who can forget downing AoW?

Good times in Velious! I really hope the server admins release it.

id like to see LDoN personally. but ya know how that goes

I had some fun with LDoN, but I thought the augment system was dumb. I remember that I was trying to get some DPS augment for my Furious Hammer of Zek so I could DPS cleric even more. I did like that hammer (but it was a PoP item)

Welcome, Jester. Enjoy your stay.

Definitely not a question of if, just when! We are working on it.

YAY!

From my understanding, you guys are missing quest and mob info. If this is true, is there anything I can do to help?

I think returning for the nostalgia is great, but if you plan to stay it's because of the mechanics more than anything. A game that takes some effort and has some sense of reward, even if it IS just a video game.

But hello to you, Jester! Maybe I'll look you up sometime on my Ikky :)

Yuppers.

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=76729